Changes/EnableSysctlPingGroupRange

Enable net.ipv4.ping_group_range in the kernel

Summary

Enable the Linux kernel's net.ipv4.ping_group_range parameter to cover all groups, so that all users on the operating system can create ICMP Echo sockets.

Owner

• Name: Debarshi Ray
• Email: debarshir@redhat.com

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 31
• Last updated: 2019-07-23
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed)

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)